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significant reduction in the american standard of living." their words, not mine. but when you break it down, the reality gets even more troubling. during the recession, the average income slipped by about 3%. but after the recession when the economy was supposed to be picking up, take a look. the average income dropped by nearly 7%, down to $49,909. incomes fell more after the recession ended than they did during the actual recession. as the senate begins debating president obama's jobs bill, perhaps this explains why so many people are angry. and also explains, in part, why occupy ...

That the coalition strikes will be backing off. there's a great degree of concern in the city about the shortages they're beginning to experience, shortages that we see here are fuel, long lines at the fuel pumps. every town and village we drove through today in the two to three-hour drive to misrata, from one had a huge line at the gas pump. they're going to want to see is there any change in the international position, can they see light at the end of the tunnel. for frentzen on t for everyone we see, they're worried about their families. they want to know that this country isn't going to ze...

Where tens of thousands have been evacuated. mike, i believe you said yesterday some people who live in that area for a very long time, they are even stunned by the rising -- the flood levels that they're seeing there. >> reporter: they are, tamron. you think 45 years, that's a long time. many of these people never have seen it this high. it did crest last night. it did crest last night. it's dropped off two feet overnight and this morning. visually, you can see that on this road that goes into the river. meanwhile, in the foreground, see that big stick right there? that's where the water was ...

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